Snow and ice cover can camouflage seals, making it more difficult for scientists to estimate the animals’ populations with accuracy. Duke University hide caption toggle caption Duke University Snow and ice cover can camouflage seals, making it more difficult for scientists to estimate the animals’ populations with accuracy. Duke University The gray seal population in

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LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We tend to like stories of leaders who have big ideas and strong convictions, the kind of visionaries who stop at nothing in pursuing their goals. But what happens when a leader’s vision is the wrong one? NPR’s Shankar Vedantam brings us the story of an ambitious surgeon who was a pioneer

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: The Texas legislature will have another go this summer at passing a so-called bathroom bill. That’s the measure that would require transgender people to use certain public facilities specifically bathrooms that correspond with their biological sex rather than their gender identity while in public schools universities and government buildings. It’s already failed

Hide caption An abundance of rainbow fashion could be seen during the Equality March in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 11. 28-year-old Tyler Cargill, right, showed off a glittering beard, while 50-year-old Charles Heath, left, sported a vibrant pair of boots. “We don’t believe in the President, but we believe in the country; that’s why